A Violent History –Trog I My story isn’t happy. I’ve also never told my story like a story. I don’t write things down. I’m doing this at the request of a friend. He says he won’t turn it over to any authorities that might throw me in a dungeon or have my head. Not thatContinue reading “A Violent History (Excerpt from Book 9 of The Kingdom’s Disdain)”
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Feast of Lights (Final)
Chapter 4 And behold, Bal’zomest, the Great Dragon, granted the child’s mothers a glorious gift. Each of the women had a vision, revealing unto them all the wondrous things that the boy was destined to do. However, the mothers were afraid, and prayed and beseeched the dragon, “Please, the things we’ve seen are too greatContinue reading “Feast of Lights (Final)”
Feast of Lights (P3 of 4)
Chapter 3 The three sorcerers offered the child three gifts: a staff of white wood, a scourge of black iron, and a cape of golden silk. His mothers took these things and locked them away, until the child Turin was old enough to study the arcane. -Book of Law and Promises “Aye, Cardinal, Memue!” WhenContinue reading “Feast of Lights (P3 of 4)”
Feast of Lights (P2 of 4)
Chapter 2 And so it was that in the fifth year of Drishar, King of Thasia, there were three sorcerers, all elderkin; Xiahesh of the bright elves, Crothshev of the dark elves, and Daleen of the forest elves, and they beheld a new star in the sky, which gleamed at the tail of the dragonContinue reading “Feast of Lights (P2 of 4)”
Feast of Lights (P1 of 4)
This is a holiday vignette set in the world of The Kingdom’s Disdain. It takes place between the events of Sick Butterfly and The Spokes of Decay. Whether you are familiar with the series or not, I hope you enjoy the story. Happy holidays, whether you are a christian, an atheist, agnostic, pagan, or worshipContinue reading “Feast of Lights (P1 of 4)”
WD 129 “Bow Before Him”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Bow Before Him Bring me back I’ve been to places, seen things Kingdoms in dust and disrepair A white stag, nibbling on grave flowers Cair-Paravel, Nation without end, empty and desolate, and I wonder What lions do when they lose their pride It is essential toContinue reading “WD 129 “Bow Before Him””
WD 84 “Bird of Paradise”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Bird of Paradise What has been bound in this life shall be bound in the next And what has been lost will come back to me one day. – I descend into the sky from below the depths of the soil The space for falling isContinue reading “WD 84 “Bird of Paradise””
WD 68 “Grief”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Grief Prolong my vampiric edge My lifespan, wide as a pin, as long as a road whose end is Smothered in mist -Regard the little people as you would Ghouls and cattle All with varying purposes and different odors Match majesty with majesty Look me inContinue reading “WD 68 “Grief””
WD 53 “From The Journals of Tanya Westing, April 2016 to January 2017”
From The Journals of Tanya Westing, April 2016 to January 2017 A lovecraftian short story. “Man Fires God” I I’ve had a lot of time on my hands since Mike left me, since I left him. It had to be done. He was toxic to me; a cancer to my happiness and future. I wasContinue reading “WD 53 “From The Journals of Tanya Westing, April 2016 to January 2017””
WD 37 “Meaning”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Meaning When to quote/when to begin A sad display of lethargy Crowning, complementarianism I feigned astonished: the refrain of a princess Laid in high regard Naked, as far as intentions go, but expected Late The Lay of Luthien Barren from conception And I proposed my plan Continue reading “WD 37 “Meaning””
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